Rage Against the Machine Demand Nigel Farage Rename His “Farage Against the Machine” Podcast

The band hit the right-wing UK pundit with a cease and desist, call out his “barely disguised racism”

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Rage Against the Machine have sent a cease and desist letter to right-wing UK broadcaster Nigel Farage over his podcast “Farage Against the Machine,” The Blast reports. The show, which has been running since March, is hosted on UK’s conservative LBC digital radio station. According to documents obtained by Pitchfork, Rage’s attorneys have demanded that Farage change the name of the podcast because it “unlawfully exploits” the band’s name and logo without their prior knowledge or consent.

“As you should know, RATM has publicly denounced the type of right-wing ideology you espouse for decades,” the cease and desist reads. “Your anti-immigrant rhetoric, lack of social compassion and barely disguised racism and xenophobia are the antithesis of what RATM stands for.” It continues:

“Thus, your surprising attempt to associate yourself with RATM is wholly inappropriate and completely inexplicable, unless it’s part of some kind of bizarre cleansing ritual. Whatever the motivation, please stop. Stop using RATM’s name and logo, change the name of your podcast and find some other target to troll. We suggest President Trump.”